Folk Art and Crafts NEW ARRIVALS

Egg with Rabbits [Poland]

Bunnies Easter Egg. Vintage Polish nesting toy from the 1970s. Two deep red bunnies together with a color matched small painted egg. This set appears to be an earlier version with these components. Later sets added a bunny and eliminated the egg. All...

Legendary Bogatyr from Viatka

The Legendary Bogatyr (Легендарный Богатырь). The bogatyr is an ancient hero or warrior somewhat like a Western European knight errant. Most of stories about bogatyrs revolve around the court of Vladimir I of Kiev (958–1015). The most prominent...

Nutcracker Soldier Bowling Set [Poland]

Soldier Nutcracker Bowling Game Toy. Vintage Polish nesting toy from the 1980s. Ten colorful nutcracker soldiers (one appears to be the corporal, judging by the cap) and two red wooden balls are housed in a colorful egg. All wood, hand painted. A few...

Hansel and Gretel [Poland]

Hansel and Gretel and the Gingerbread House. Vintage Polish nesting toy from the 1980s. The Witch is the grandmotherly type with a button nose and the children are a set of peg dolls. A lot of interesting lathe work, traditional bright Polish colors and...

Mushroom House and Gnomes [Poland]

Mushroom House and Ten Gnomes Bowling Toy Set. Vintage Polish nesting toy from the 1980s. Ten colorful wood gnomes and two red wooden balls are housed in a mushroom house. All wood, hand painted. A few decades ago, Polish artisans produced nesting dolls...

Frog Princess Enamel and Copper Panel [Vintage]

"Frog Princess" ("Царевна Лягушка"). The three Tsarevich brothers fire their arrows in three different directions. Fired enamel panel on chased copper, including elaborate chased and repousse metalwork. Both the top and the bottom of the panel have...

Round Dance Enamel and Copper Panel [Vintage]

"Birch Trees" (Березки"). Russian holiday round dance enacted by village girls in a birch forest clearing. Fired enamel panel on chased copper, including elaborate chased and repousse metalwork. Cloth covered wood back. Moscow, c. 1978-84. 9⅝" x 12⅞"...

Tver Maiden with Buckets Figure

Maiden from Tver Carrying Buckets of Water. An elegantly dressed young girl carries two buckets of water using a bowed yoke. The piece is hand made from wood, fully painted and lacquered. The yoke is removeable and the buckets are as well. The artist's...

Polish "Figurka" Small Box [VTG}

Polish "Figurka" Small Case.  Charming and unusual Polish painted wood case. Translated, the label reads: "State-owned enterprise" "wholesale retail services" "Warsaw" and "Figurka Jubiler (Figure)" over printed in caps. Probably 1980s. Scarce...

Palekh: The State Museum of Palekh Art

Palekh: The State Museum of Palekh Art. Vitaly Kotov and Larisa Taktashova. A profusely illustrated reference book with photos of gorgeous lacquer miniatures from the most famous artistic Russian village of all, featuring the best Palekh artists,...

Set of 5 Nested Folk Art Boxes [Zakopane]

Set of 5 nested wooden Polish boxes. Crafted in Zakopane (Podhale region), a town which lies at the foothills of the Tatra Mountains. Each box is identically carved and stained with decorations incised using the techniques of the craft of traditional...

Double Salt with Ornament, Chuvash Republic

Double Salt with Ornament (Солонка Двойная с Орнаментом). An interesting and unusual art-quality souvenir from 1979 designed and created by Vladimir Rufovich Gorbunov. 6½" length, 3⅞" height, bowls are 2½" in diameter. In near fine...

Khokhloma "Kadochka" Storage Jar [1980s]

Kadochka (Кадочка). Classic storage jar with a lid and a grip. Elegant turning and golden finish on the inside. Khokhloma berry and grass decorations. Paper label on the bottom in Russian identifies the item, and dates it to the mid-1980s. These types of...

Mid-19th century Khokhloma group, 4pcs

Mid-19th century Khokhloma group. Consisting of a large bowl, a small bowl and two matching spoons. "Top painting" ("Верховая роспись"), that is, decoration has been painted directly onto the background. Guaranteed old. Large: 9" x 3½", small:...

Much Comes From the Horn Vintage Panel (Belarus)

Из Рога Много (Much Comes From the Horn). A Belarusian folk tale about an old man, to whom a human-speaking crane gave a magical and valuable gift of a decorated silver horn (рог). With this horn, the old man can summon all that he desires and wishes for...

Ilya Murometz Standing at the Crossroads

Ilya Murometz Standing at the Crossroads. The legendary bogatyr is depicted with his faithful horse, Karushka, coming to the stone marker that is pointing to the Ukrainian cities of Киев (Kiev), Чернигов (Chernigov) and back to Муром (Murom). Ilya of...

Boretskaya Decorative Dish [Northern Dvina]

Boretskaya Painted Shallow Dish (Расписная Миска "(Борецкая"). An elderly balalaika player sits on a beam. His costume is traditional peasant, including "lapti" (straw footwear). Elegant handmade linden wood dish is painted with gouache paints and...

Vintage Moldovan ethnic dolls [Set of 3]

Vintage Moldovan doll souvenirs. One is "Фудудул", which means Proud (or Haughty in reference to the pose assumed by the young man depicted, no doubt). Then there's "Поамэ", which means Poem and the third, missing its title tag, is "Дойна", which means...

Polkhov Maidan Tea Caddy Maiden [Traditional Colors]

"Alena" Tea Caddy from Polkhov Maidan. An elegant and functional tea caddy. Traditional Polkhov Maidan colors. Her head is removable and serves as a measuring cup. A wooden lid seals l in freshness.  Сувенирная Чайнича "Алена" (Souvenir Tea Caddy...

Vintage Mogens Eigenbrod Couple [Denmark]

Vintage Scandinavian Folk Art Couple. Hand made, painted and assembled at Mogens Eigenbrod in Bogense, Denmark. Probably 1960s or '70s. This couple has been together for a long while, judging by their white hair. And yet, their expressions are youthful...